Texas A&M redshirt freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel has become the favorite for the Heisman Trophy. If it happens, he will be the first freshman to win the coveted award.

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David Jones column

Texas A&M redshirt freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel was standing on the sideline before the Sept. 8 game against the University of Florida getting ready for his first college start. In his head, he was thinking about all the expectations, all the hype, all the hope.

The Aggies' first game as an SEC member, his first game after sitting out the previous season as a redshirt. A sold-out crowd. So much, so soon. And then he thought to himself, "Ah, just go play."

Little did he realize . . . the pressure would be on everyone else from there on. To stop him. ...